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Everton sign deal to lease old dock as site for new stadium

Everton have played at Goodison Park stadium since 1892, but with a capacity of only 40,000, the club has struggled to compete with the match-day income of other clubs in the EPL.

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London

EVERTON'S move to a new football stadium edged a little closer when the English Premier League (EPL) club formally signed an agreement on Thursday to lease land at the proposed Bramley Moore Dock site.

The 200-year lease, for a "peppercorn rent", is still conditional upon